Autoflower Babe needs help!

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Autoflower Babe

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Hey guys this is my first time growing and I got everything I need but dont know how to do it. I have tent, lights etc but what im stuck on is how to feed my autoflowers. Im currently working with pro-mix hp and Advanced Nutrients sensi grow A/B and sensi bloom A/B. Im going to be using a gallon container for mixing my nutes.I had called advance nutrients but they werent too much help with their advice 4ml per gallon ended burning up my only photos now I only have 2 autoflowers left and really want to be successful. Is their a feeding schedule you guys go by? Do I feed everyday or feed water feed water or feed water water feed? I just dont know can you guys break it down for me. Any help plz. These are my babies :)
Thank you and Growers Love!
Jasmine
 

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Autoflower Babe said:
Hey guys this is my first time growing and I got everything I need but dont know how to do it. I have tent, lights etc but what im stuck on is how to feed my autoflowers. Im currently working with pro-mix hp and Advanced Nutrients sensi grow A/B and sensi bloom A/B. Im going to be using a gallon container for mixing my nutes.I had called advance nutrients but they werent too much help with their advice 4ml per gallon ended burning up my only photos now I only have 2 autoflowers left and really want to be successful. Is their a feeding schedule you guys go by? Do I feed everyday or feed wster feed water or feed wster water feed? I just dont know. Any help plz. These are my babies :)
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hi nice lady

i grow theses plants all the time what do u need to know

ok watering ..........it is done in steps so the plant gets the most out of it
your plants right now only needs 1 quart of water every 2/3 days


1 what size is the planter ........it tells me how much water retention u have
 
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Autoflower Babe said:
Thank you for replying i have 5 gallon pots and i have two of them
Jasmine
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your just short of 1 gallon by about a pint .....is your maximum water retention after that will leak out
ok the word node means the break between the set of leaves .....and the best way to water is from the outside in so roots grow out

right now u are at 1 node (do not count baby leaf)
u should still only be given the plant 1 quart of water .......in this water u want to mix your rooting feed and some grow feed (rooting at full power grow stuff at half power)

if u do not have rooting feeding .....http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005H79552
rapid start ....i love this stuff it helps make fine tenderals on the roots ....i use it in every grow now

ok here is the water........u look to be in a plastic container so water will stay longer......u should water every 3 days (now and then go 4 days to let soil dry out some )
start of plant to 2 nodes ....1 quart of water
3 nodes to 5 2 quarts of water (about 3 weeks of good growth)
6 nodes to 8 nodes (this is were preflowering starts) u want to go to 3 quarts
now no more nodes will really form it stretches out and flower sites open up then is when u want to be at your maximum watering for u just shy of 1 gallon per planter

Feeding ........u picked a good brand but the one u picked is little complex u do not have all of it ......buy this
http://www.amazon.com/General-Hydroponics-Organics-Go-Box/dp/B004PS4B08
it is a all in one kit has everything with a plan on the side of the box to fallow .........they are in MLs per 1 gallon so u will have waste( do not try to save feed water mixed if u do not need it pour it on a plant outside those 3 days will let things grow in the water u do not really want to feed the plant)

to help make feeding easy order these too ........500 counts ....lasted me almost 3 years i am getting to end of boxes now
http://www.amazon.com/Plastic-Transfer-Pipettes-Graduated-Pack/dp/B005CD2I50
http://www.amazon.com/G2Plus-Disposable-Graduated-Transfer-Pipettes/dp/B00SY3USES

1 mls and 3 mls .........it will make it easy and allow u to tweak feed more later

count these plants u are growing to be your baseline plants ........next time increase later the feed plan to improve the results
 
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thanks just what I don't get is the shy of a gallon thing and buying other nutes is not an option for me due to financial situations..(car needs work) I had purshaced a small bottleOf rapid starter and I also have 1gallon of terpinator...another question I have is what do you mean by half strenth and full strength? Thanks just
growers love
Jasmine
 
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justugh

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Autoflower Babe said:
thanks just what I don't get is the shy of a gallon thing and buying other nutes is not an option for me due to financial situations..(car needs work) I had purshaced a small bottleOf rapid starter and I also have 1gallon of terpinator...another question I have is what do you mean by half strenth and full strength? Thanks just
growers love
Jasmine
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everything u feed has a mix rate ........it is set for mixing into one gallon .........if it saids give it 3 mls of grow u would only give it 1.5 mls half str

a trick i did when i first started was ....talk to buddies the ones u know can keep mouth shut and tokes.....i told them i was going to start to grow....if they would give me 200 bucks to get gear i would offer them a jar of weed when it is ready for a low permit price (they get first refusal when i got extra) ........i did that to 3 ppl (3 years ago) this month alone they taken 3k worth

no u want to mix it up in a gallon jug then use a mason quart jar fill that and then give it to the plants ..........the left over feed/water dump it outside on a plant u like (mixed feed and water does not keep it grows things in the water u do not want to give the plant )
 
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Autoflower Babe said:
so instead of mixing a gallon I should mix it to quarts for 2nd node on? Lol sorry if I'm little slow
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no worries it seems complex when u start ......i was over whelmed for the first few months

just ask ?s if i say something that u do not understand ......tell me i will reword it
before u ask i do this for good karma (keeps me out of jail)
 
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also is their a week by week thing you can type up? How do i know when to switch to my bloom nutes? Also when i do the root start and grow nutes witch one do i mix first in the water rapid and then grow a and then grow b?
 
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justugh

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Autoflower Babe said:
:) thank you..another thing I didnt get was the short of a gallon by a pint and water retention thing
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ok every pot size has a maximum amount of water it can hold ..........if u give it more it just leaks outs
5 gallons of soil will hold just shy of a whole gallon of water/feed .........anymore then that and your area will get wet from it draining

i learned how much they can hold i use the soil fabric pots
 
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Autoflower Babe said:
ohh heck yea its soo overwhelming I had used my tax money to buy everything and it came up to 2k so I'm broke now lol
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damn lady .........i started off with 1200 6 of mine 6 of theirs

i have never used the grow a and grow b part

mix in the rooting first what i always do

i just looked up your feed .......to confirm u have both grow a&b and bloom a&b
 
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justugh

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Autoflower Babe said:
i get it so 5 gallon pots hold 1 gallon of water comfortably without makin a big mess
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just under about a pint under a gallon.....6 gallons will take a whole gallon

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and do you feed everytime you water? I've heard feed feed water water feed feed is this true?
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i personally feed almost every time i water .....but i use organics (go box mostly mixed with some chemical feeds for powers)

i am not 100% sure about yours i am looking it up now
 
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